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HHSC Adopts Infection Control Training Requirements, CMS Strongly Recommends Targeted COVID-19 Training

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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Long-term Care Regulation (HHSC-LTCR) has published updates to the following rules, each of which requires infection control training:

Nurse Aides

  • Nursing facility rules located in Title 26 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 554, effective January 2, 2022, add infection prevention and control training to annual in-service training for nurse aides.
  • Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program rules located in 26 TAC Chapter 556, effective August 8, 2022 requires all nurse aides to complete a course in infection control each year.

Nursing Facility Administrators

  • Nursing facility administrator rules located in 26 TAC Chapter 555, effective November 14, 2022 require all administrators to complete a course in infection control and personal protective equipment each year. Administrators in training must complete the course as part of their internship.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) strongly encourages all nurse aides and nursing facility administrators to take the CMS Targeted COVID-19 Training for frontline staff (nurse aides) or management (administrators) to meet the infection control training requirement.

Take the training here